Showing posts with label math / art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label math / art. Show all posts

Monday, August 14, 2017

Rotation Tessellation

Start with a square. Cut the top and add to the right (90 degrees). Cut the bottom and add to the left (90 degrees). Trace your design on paper and rotate!

Click here to see how to create a translation tessellation

Geo Art

Download isometric dot grid paper. Kids connect dots to create polygons, overlapping their lines to create a unique design. When they're finished they color in their shapes. How many different polygons can they find within their design?

Fishing for Angles


Kids construct a fish out of a circle, using a protractor to create its mouth (make sure each kid creates a different angle). They cut out the angle and the chunk of paper becomes the caudal fin (or tail fin). Game: All of the fish get magnets put on them. For a fishing pole, use a stick with yarn and a magnet attached to the end. Kids go fishing for angles! When they catch a fish, they use a protractor and figure out the angle of its mouth. They write down the type of fish they caught (ex: 30 degree angle). They keep their fish. If they can't figure out the angle, they throw their fish back! Whoever has the most fish wins!

Square Explosion

Give kids scissors and a paper square and see what they can create!

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Pet Shop Aquarium Math / Art





In this pet store math activity, students learn about adding decimals as well as area and perimeter by designing an aquarium and collaborating with their peers to create an entire pet store wall of aquariums! - Check out my post at We Are Teachers!



Saturday, October 8, 2016

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Cryptozoology: Learning with Cryptids



Kids turn into cryptozoologists and study 3 cryptids closely: Sasquatch, Loch Ness Monster and Chupacabra. Then they create a field report on any cryptid they would like to investigate!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SXe6idap5PZ6PnJmvprjRjpay7mcfLy_/view?usp=sharing

Includes:
List of 50 Cryptids
Top 10 Cryptids That Turned Out to be Real
Task Sheets for the 3 Cryptids: math / art projects with measuring, fictional sighting report writing, adaptation activity and survey / data collection
Adapation Recording Sheets for the 3 Cryptids
Bar Graph Sheets for the 3 Cryptids
Field Report Assignment to Research Any Cryptid


Saturday, October 1, 2016

Rock Band Storypath



Storypath units promote children as active participants in their own learning. Students learn about topics through cross-curricular connections woven into an imaginative real-world scenario. They role-play and make critical decisions independently and collaboratively. Invite your students on a rock band adventure! This unit integrates Common Core standards with project-based learning. Students discover that what they learn in school is valuable, even for a rock star!

Monday, May 23, 2016

Mandala Math Art

Check out my We Are Teachers post on integrating art and math by making mandalas!

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Measurement Recycled Garden

Celebrate Earth Day by creating a class garden of upcycled flowers! Check out this math/art activity at We Are Teachers!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

3D Collage: Measuring

Give kids different colors of construction paper. They cut 1 inch (width) strips. Then, they use a ruler and cut their strips different lengths (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 inches) and manipulate them into different designs, creating a 3D collage. Have kids write their measurements next to each paper strip.

Octopus Math

Integrate math, art and science all in one craft! Kids create an octopus, while exploring division, fractions, and multiplication! First, they divide a piece of construction paper in half. Next, they use a ruler and draw lines (on half the sheet) to create eight rectangles for the arms (see image). They cut along the lines they drew, stopping at the halfway mark. Then, they curve the paper and staple. Once stapled, they bend the arms, so the octopus can sit up. 

After they created their octopus shape, they flip it over. They stick round reinforcement labels (white circle stickers with a hole in the center) on the back of its arms and create suction cup arrays! (see image) Then, they figure out the multiplication equation for their octopus.

Science - This craft can be used for an animal adaptation unit. Kids learn that octopi have arms (not legs). The suction cups on their arms help them grasp their prey, move along rocks, and taste things! Also, their stomach is on top of their head! Their mouth is a hard beak (don't let children draw a happy face on their octopus - the beak is underneath!)

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Stacking Squares

This art activity comes from Lucky To Be In First. Students measure, cut, and paste squares in descending order. Each square is 1/2 an inch smaller than the preceding square. Also check out Spiral Triangles!

Note: You could also have children figure out the area and perimeter of each square on a separate sheet of paper.
Example
1. area = 25, perimeter = 20
2. area = 20.25, perimeter = 18
3. area = 16, perimeter = 16
4. area = 12.25, perimeter = 14
5. area = 9, perimeter = 12
6. area = 6.25, perimeter = 10
7. area = 4, perimeter = 8
8. area = 2.25, perimeter = 6
9. area = 1, perimeter = 4

Jasper Johns Math / Art

What's Your Equation? (Painting - Numbers in Color)
This lesson is inspired by Art in the Big Green Room.
Students choose 4 meaningful numbers to them. Ex: age, people in their family, pets, etc.
They create a grid with their numbers in the center of each square.
Then, they create a math equation (using their 4 numbers) and solve it.
They hand off their design and magic number (solution) to a peer.
Can their peer figure out their equation?!

Make Ten (Painting 0-9)
This lesson comes from MC2 (Feel the Energy).
Students overlap 3 numbers (outline only). The three numbers must add up to 10.
They color in their design.
Then, they hand it off to a peer.
Can their peer figure out the three numbers used to make ten?!

Name Geometry

Students look for geometry in their name! Click here for a free printable where kids hunt for angles in the entire alphabet to go along with this activity! Also, check out Polygon Alphabet!

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Kid Made Monopoly: Adding & Subtracting Decimals

Practice adding and subtracting decimals by having students create a class game of monopoly! Kids design a debit card and balance a checkbook. Check out my post at We Are Teachers! Click here for free printables!

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Playground Design

Students practice regrouping decimals by designing a playground in cooperative learning teams! Click here for the printable.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Party Time!

Free printable: Students design a party invitation! Hang their party invitations up around the room. Then the students choose 10 parties they would like to attend. They write down the party name or the name of the student who created each invitation. Next to the name they record, they write when each party starts and ends. Then they write how long each party is (elapsed time). Click here for the printable, which includes clocks on the invitation to help students practice telling time. For more hands-on telling time activities click here to see my post at We Are Teachers.

Monday, December 22, 2014

Half Yellow


Visit We Are Teachers to check out Half Yellow Fraction Art with geometric pattern blocks!